Tile.



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/NVA/TOH JOSEPH AMCKEE.

Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

l TILE... APPLIoATIoN FILED M1924 190B.

' W/T/VESSES J. A. MGKEE.

TILE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 1908.

Patented Mau SHEET 2.

l 2 SHEETS /NVE/vof? JOSEPH A Mc KEI-1.

A TTUHNEYSl JOSEPH A. MCKEE, OF JEFFERSON VILLE, IN DIANA.

TILE.

Specification ci Letters Patent.

Application filed April 24, 1908. Serial N o. 428,927.

[ which connects the sections together, the Be it known that I, JOSEPHA. MOKEE, a bolt being retained in place by a nut 8.

The inner diameter of the sections when No. 914,862. Patented March 9,1909.

and useful Improvements in rIiles, of which the following is aspecification. space is left between the inner My invention is animprovement in tiles tenin device and tne outer faces of the andconsists .in certain novel constructions I' abutting tiles. This spaceis also lled with and combinations-of Cparts to be hereinafter `plasticmaterial as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. described and claims Referring tothe drawings forming a hereof Figure l is a side view In joining the artlower section of the fastening device is proof several o the vided witha coating of the plastic material 9, tiles,. showing the manner ofconnecting and the ends of the tiles are abutted on the them together.Fig. 2 is a transverse secsaid section and the upper face of theabuttioii through the tile on the line of the conl ting endsof the tilesare also provided with a nectiiig device. Fig. 3 is a section on thecoating, after which the upper section is put line 3`3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4is a transverse in place. section of one of the tiles. Fig. 5 is alongi- The bolts 7 are inserted through the proper tudinal sectionthrough one of the tiles. Fig. openings, and the sections are drawn to-6 is an end view of the fastening device, and gether by the nuts 8,after which the spaces between the ends of the sections are filled withlastic material.

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the fastening device.

In the present embodiment of my invention, the tile body 1 is molded ofplastic ma- 1. The combinationl with the tiles arterial, andiscylindrical in form, and is pro'- ranged with their ends abutting, ofa fastenvided with a reinforce 2 of suitable material, ing device forthe tiles, said device compriswhich is embedded in the body of the tile,ing a plurality of substantially semi-circular .and isarranged as shownin Figs. 2 and 4. sections of plastic material, each provided A tilewhen in position, is subjected to with aireinforce whose ends extendbeyond compression strain on l the ends ofthe sections, and are providedI with an angular portion, and bolts traversing the angular portion forconnecting the sections together, the inner faces of the sections beingprovided with a longitudinal depreson its outer side surfaces, and itsinner lower surface. In order to counteract each of these strains, thereinsion for the purpose set forth.

force is arranged nearer to the inner upper 2. The combination with thetiles arand inner lower surfaces, and nearer to the ranged with theirends abutting, of a fastenouter side surfaces, that is the'reiiiforce iseling device for the tiles, said device comprisliptical in form insteadof circular theV ing a plurality of substantially semi-circular widestpoint O f the ellipse being horizontal sections of plastic material,each i'ovided when the tile is in place. with a reinforce whose endsexten beyond The tiles are laid end to end in the usual manner and areconnected together` by a fasi tc'ning device, consisting of twoapproximately semi-circular members 3 composed ofplastic material, androvided on their inner aces with a longitu inal depression 4, and with areinfoi ce 5, the ends of the reinforce the ends of the ends oftogether, the inner pieces of the sections having a longitudinaldepression for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH A. McKEE.

the sections, and means engaging projecting beyond theends ofthesections, Witnesses: and being provided with an angular portion HENRY F.DILGER, U, having an opening for receiving a bolt 7 i GEORGE H. Voler.

tile when laying them, thev reinforce for drawing the sections

